Messages

706

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 16, 2011, 05:40:14 PM »

Dr. Greg Forbes sounded alarmed, I could tell by the tone of his voice and that's the first time I've ever heard him sound like that, so those storms are definately spawning a series of tornadoes. It's been a deadly outbreak since Thursday.

707

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 16, 2011, 02:36:06 PM »

I am watching Dr. Greg Forbes and Jeff Morrow, who is in Fayetteville, North Carolina and and line of storms is west of Jeff, but no supercells ahead of it. So why the high risk and PDS tornado watch with only a line? 

708

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 16, 2011, 02:32:18 PM »

I believe there was still some uncertainty yesterday as to how severe the tornadoes would be in the areas yesterday, which is why they held the tornado probability at 15%. Today, the atmospheric conditions are prime for dangerous tornades, possibly worse than yesterday, and their certainty is much higher. Hence, the High Risk and the PDS tornado watch.

I am glad that storm system is already past me. If I were in the eastern Carolinas, I'd be terrified , like I was when Alabama had its turn yesterday.

709

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 15, 2011, 03:52:04 PM »

I am terrified.  A wedge tornado is on the ground moving toward Tuscaloosa and I have friends at the University of Alabama, who I am very worried about.

710

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 15, 2011, 02:22:51 PM »

I am pretty scared about the weather here, today.    While I want storms, there's a fine line between that and there being long-tracked, violent tornadoes spawned by supercell thunderstorms, cells out there all alone, as oppossed to a line. Tornadoes that threaten life and property.

711

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 13, 2011, 10:50:06 PM »

I hope it will just be straight line winds and then get out of here.

712

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 12, 2011, 10:08:28 PM »

There's not another chance of severe weather for my area Friday, is there?

713

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 11, 2011, 09:20:53 PM »

A line of severe storms just moved through my area. We had to go to the basement, due to a tornado warning that included my immediate area and based on damage reports mainly due to straight line winds. I saw the shelf cloud as the storm approached. Lots of lightning and some wind. On our way down to the basement, my mother hurt her foot by slipping and falling on the next to last step.

714

Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 10, 2011, 06:09:07 PM »

I am glad I am not up in Wisconsin, but I hope the people who live there are well prepared and will be all right. I am fascinated by these storms, but when there is a PDS Tornado Watch, that makes me afraid.  I hope the tornadoes that do occur will be in remote areas and not densely populated areas. I have relatives in northern Illinois in the western Chicago suburbs and am concerned about them.

715

The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: April 09, 2011, 06:55:54 PM »

I hate twc classics.

716

General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 09, 2011, 05:57:33 PM »

I get suspicious when I get on facebook and see that my friend count is down from where it was the previous time I was on it.  I don't like it when my friends deactivate their account(s).

717

General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 09, 2011, 02:21:44 PM »

I don't know if you all are aware of it, but we've now been merged as TWCT and TWCC for a year now.  How has everyone been handling it over the past year?  I hope all our classic and current members are enjoying the coexistence!

Now that you mentioned it, I think I do remember now. It was April 9, 2010 that the twcc and twct forums merged. It's taken some time for me to get adjusted to the merge, but I think it was the right decision to make. Many thanks to Matt and Martin and the others, who made the merge possible. How you all are very appreciated.   

718

OCMs & Personalities / Re: Heather Tesch moving to weekends

« on: April 09, 2011, 02:14:19 PM »

According to her Facebook Thursday

I am enjoying some Spring Break days off with my family. I will be back next week. Stay safe and I will see you then

.

Oh, that's good. I get suspicious now when OCMs disappear for an extended period of time. 

I do, too.

719

The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: April 09, 2011, 02:12:24 PM »

Today is not April 9, 2011.

720

General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: April 09, 2011, 02:10:33 PM »

$3.63 at the Shell station just up the road from my home. It's not good.